After the men ran out, Fitzgerald said she jumped up and locked the front door while others called 911.

Fitzgerald said police arrived quickly because at least one officer was already nearby.

She said she’s OK after the incident, but “we’re both just a bit scared.”

“Everyone was really shaken up,” she said.

West Patrick Street has been reopened to traffic, according to a news release from the Frederick Police Department.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Corporal A. Lapp at 301-600-6390 or contact the Frederick Police Department anonymously at 301-600-8477 or by email at fpdcrimetip@frederickmdpolice.org.

Colonial Jewelers is a fourth-generation family owned store located at the Square Corner in downtown Frederick. The company was founded in Westminster in 1920. The Frederick location has been in operation for 65 years.

Thieves committed a similar robbery in Arlington, Va. on Monday. Surveillance footage shows four men with their faces obscured by hoods smashing cases at Zales jewelers and taking jewelry.

The men took 27 rings worth $128,000, according to a police report.

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To see the surveillance video from the Arlington County Police Department, click here.

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Witnesses said that the suspects were black men aged 18 to 22 years-old and about 5 feet 7 inches tall, said Arlington Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.

Witnesses reported that the men left together in a red sedan and drove through a mechanical arm in the parking lot, he said.